RIYADH — New coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia continued to remain above the 1,300-mark on Wednesday for the second consecutive day after a gap of three weeks, with 1,334 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.
According to a statement from (...)
The Cardiac Center of King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah has performed successfully the sixth artificial heart transplant surgery for a patient, in his fifties, who was suffering from weakness on the left side of the cardiac muscle.
The surgery (...)
RIYADH — New coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia surged past 1,300 on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, with 1,379 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
Saudi Arabia recorded (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 1,252 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, 12 more people died due to complications caused by the virus. This brings the total number of confirmed (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Hajj pilgrims completed on Thursday their rituals during the second exceptional pilgrimage of its kind since the outbreak of coronavirus.
The pilgrimage was held amid unprecedented measures and the application of physical (...)
MAKKAH — The Makkah Public Bus Transport Project has fixed seven bus routes and their stops upon the completion of the project.
The 57-km-long first route, which starts from Batha Quraysh neighborhood to Al-Shuhada neighborhood, will have 26 main (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Sunday recorded 1,194 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, 12 more people died due to complications caused by the virus.
This brings the total number of confirmed (...)
MAKKAH — About 500 Umrah service companies and establishments and more than 6,000 foreign Umrah agents are geared up to receive vaccinated foreign Umrah pilgrims effective from Aug. 9 (Muharram 1).
The aspiring pilgrims can book Umrah packages and (...)
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued its daily forecast report for the weather in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The report said that continuation of medium to heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by active winds on the regions of Najran, Jazan (...)
MAKKAH — After the successful completion of the Hajj season, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived at the Grand Mosque early Sunday, adhering to coronavirus precautionary measures, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The General Presidency for the (...)
MAKKAH — Acting Minister of Hajj and Umrah Issam Bin Saeed has extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman on the success of this year's Hajj season.
He (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 1,256 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, 14 more people died due to complications caused by the virus.
This brings the total number of confirmed (...)
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued its daily forecast report for the weather in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The report said that continuation of thunderstorms from medium to heavy, accompanied by active winds on the regions of Najran, (...)
RIYADH — Extraordinarily talented Saudi boys and girls brought laurels to the Kingdom with their outstanding performance in the recently held three international Olympiads.
They bagged 14 prestigious prizes in the International Mathematical (...)
RIYADH — Hussain Al-Qahtani, the spokesman of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), expected that next month will be the hottest month of 2021 with the mercury soaring in most regions of the Kingdom.
Speaking to the Al-Ekhbariya channel, he said (...)
MAKKAH — Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, has sent cables of congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman on the (...)
MAKKAH — An Egyptian woman pilgrim praised God first and then Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for enabling her to perform this year's Hajj.
The pilgrim was caught unawares when she got the opportunity to realize her long-cherished (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 1,247 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, 11 more people died due to complications caused by the virus.
This brings the total number of confirmed (...)
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, has congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha (...)
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued its daily forecast report for the weather in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The report said that surface wind activity on the regions of Riyadh, Sharorah, Najran, Makkah, and Madinah. While thunderstorms (...)
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, has congratulated His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of (...)
MAKKAH — Around 8,000 pilgrims, who stayed back in Mina Thursday night to perform the stoning ritual for the fourth consecutive day, threw pebbles at three Jamarat (pillars), symbolizing Satan, on Friday afternoon.
They then reached Makkah to (...)
Acting Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Saeed has extended the heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman (...)
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Signs of contentment and joy were visible on the faces of pilgrims as they completed their Hajj rituals.
The smiles accompanied them throughout their spiritual journey of a lifetime amid immense care provided by security (...)
MAKKAH — The presence and participation of women in all walks of public life in Saudi Arabia have grown remarkably in recent years, thanks to the initiatives under the Kingdom's Vision 2030. The annual pilgrimage of Hajj season is also no exception (...)
